OK.Bought a HobbyBoss 1/48th M4A3E8 Sherman today, the one (for those who are ignorant) of late war vintage, still used in Korea (kit markings) and used postwar by many countries, not least Israel.Very nice moulding, open hatches, no figures, no interior (but mine's crewed by Orks so there!), flexible tracks tracks....the kits look a treat.The T-34 series is even better, full engines and interior too. I might later get a T-34-85. Link and length tracks, but T-34 tracks are easy and not too fiddly.TOTALLY recommended.I can see me getting more....quick builds too.Oh, you get STACKS of stowage as well with the Shermans...lots of different Shermans available too.Will they do an M.50 and M.51? I hope so.

Aircraft, 1/72nd.They look well moulded and well packaged.Two parts and the fuselage/wings are together...yes, just two parts.The rest is as a normal kit.I checked out the P-47D and it looked good.Definitely wirth a shout at under £4, very quick builds and lots of WW2 to chose from. Hopefully, after testing the market they'll have fun with some juts too.RECOMMENDED if you're into silly scales, like 1/72nd.

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Aren't Hobbyboss related in some way to Trumpeter, who have been showing these as 'planned' 1/48th armour for some time? Great to see more of this out because it goes quite nicely with big 28mm figures...

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The T34 are really wonderfull at at that price (under 20 €) . Tamiya will have to move quickly or they be pushed outside that 1/48 military market they tried to rewamp ...(the original 1/48 armour maker is Aurora !!)

I wonder if there is any weird version of the Sherman that could be made ? Most outlandish version is probably the BARV with the "Hogan's heroes" stereo version coming close ... but I don't have the Hunnicutt so i dont know of projects ?

There's also a very interesting discussion of Tamiyas 1/48 military vehicles on Armorama

The Tamiya 1/48 kits are MUCH more expensive in Britain than they are in America and the Far East, almost as much as the latest super-models in 1/35 from Dragon, and as such haven't sold as well here as they have elsewhere.

The best selling of their 1/48 range have been those that can be used in aircraft dioramas - the Citroen, Kubelwagen etc.

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Their 1/35 Leopards aren't too shabby either, I mean obviously not as nice as a Tamiya kit, but they are also about half the cost as well.

Other than the Leo 2A5/A6, Leo 2A6EX, and the Swedish STRV 122 are all pretty much the same kit and no matter which kit you buy, you get all the parts for the others (lots of spares that way I guess), they also come with some PE, and for $30 for a 1/35 armor kit, how can you go wrong??

JC Carbonel

The T34 is indeed a reduced-scale model of the 1/16 Trumpeter kit (a bit too big for your 12'' figures to play with unfortunately). and is gorgeous with its full interiorT34/76 review in French with many pix